The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-02 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.?

CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY.
On the whole, our Market was heavily supplied with sam-
ples of English Wheat. All descriptions, as on Monday, sold
slowly at that day's depressed currencies. In Foreign Wheat
so little was doing, that the rates may be considered almost
nominal. In Barley and Malt next to nothing was doing,
at late rates. Oats, owing to the immense supplies
brought forward, were selling on easier terms. Beans,
Peas, and Flour, without alteration.
ARRIVALS.
Wheat. I Barley. Oats. Flour.
2,580 qrs. 2,050 qrs. 4,700 1,620
430 2,830

English • • • • • •
Irish .••• • • • •
Foreign • . • • ..

Malt, 3,950 qrs.
WIEXTECELAPEZ.•
We had a fair average supply of Meat on offer, while the
general demand was heavy, at barely previous rates. Beef,
from 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d ; Lamb, 4s 8d
to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 2s 8d to 4s 2d per
Sibs.. by the carcase.

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.)
William Wranglaim was charged with shoplifting.
Joseph Samton, shopman at the drapery establish-
ment cf William Penthenby, of 25, llatton-garden, de-
posed that, at a quarter before eight o'clock on the pre-
vious night, ho heard a noise at the shop-window, and,
on running down, saw the prisoner, who had forced in a
cracked pane of glass, dragging three silk handkerchiefs,
value 155., through it. The prisoner was soon after
arrested.

Wrangham denied the offence, but was committed for

trial.

ISLINGTON PARISH.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
New g tun- green , March 31, 1845.
SIR,—I will thank you to insert the enclosed letter,
received in reply to the one sent by myself, and alluded
to in your report of the proceedings at the adjourned
vestry last Friday. I shall, of COIMP, suspend legal
proceedings at pri.sent, to give time to the trustees to
determine on the course they may think proper to adopt.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant, J. J. RAE.
" Islington, March 28, 1845.
_ _ _

" Sir,--I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
of yesterday, and in reply thereto to'-say, that as the
newly-elected trustees have not at present entered upon
their duties, I have not had an opportunity of laying it
before them, but I will make a point of communicating
its contents to them at their first meeting, after which
you shall hear again from,
Sir, your most obedient servant,
" ROBERT OLDERSIIAW.
"Mr. Rae, IN:lewington-green,"

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY. s
Cur.-10 to agst Obscurity (take 11 to 1),
11 to 1 agst Semiseria, 11 to 1 agst Cataract, 13 to I •
agst The Era (t), 2,0 to 1 agst Strathspey, 20 to 1 agSt
Witisottr 4)! 30 to 1 agst Portrait (t), 30 to 1 agst Fogs
45 to 1 agst, Triteboy (t), 8 to 1 agtt the Irish lot
(offers
to take).
Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.-5 to 2 agst
1d .s (t), 9 to 1 agst Kedger (t), 6 to 1 agst Weatherbit.
DERBY.-1W to 1 asst Alarm, 14 to 1 agst Kedge'. (Of
15 to 1 agst Idas, 18 to 1 agst Pam, 25 to 1 agst Cob.
web c, 25 to 1 agst Weatherbit (t), 25 to 1 agst Newt'
monger, 30 to 1 agst Mentor, 37 to 1 agst Annandale,
49 to 1 agst Fitz-Allen (t), 40 to 1 agst Doleful, 40 to I
agst Ironmaster, 12 to 1 agst Forth's lot (offers to take).
OAKS.-61 to 1 agSt Lancashire Witch, 12 to 1 apt
Maid of Orleans.
THE WINDSOR MILITARY STEEPLE-CHASES.
WINDSOR, TUESDAY,—The Earl of Rosslyn, the noble
Master of the Buckhounds, has kindly altered the days
of hunting during the present week, in order that thef
may not interfere with the steeple-chases, the appoinit"
ments being on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday • the
chases taking place on Wednesday and Thursday. 'The
military chase closed with eight entries. Last night the
5/. sweepstakes, with 301. added, closed with eight
entries ; all the horses have arrived in the neighbour
hood, and will no doubt go to the post.
The Hack Race (being the third race of the first daY)
of 2 sous. each, with 10 added, also closed on Monday
night with thirteen entries.
The ground, which is in excellent order, is admirably
chosen in the neighbourhood of Oakley-green, about two
miles from Windsor, the starting post being on Mr.Wea'
der's farm. There are no less than twenty-eight lea
including a brook of about thirteen feet wide, which ie
of a far less dangerous character than the brook of the
two preceding years ; neither are any of the fences of se
desperate a character as those of last year, most of thee
being clipped down to a certain height.
The town and neighbourhood is fast filling with sport-
ing characters, and if the weather continues fine, there
is no doubt but we shall be unusually gay. The promisee
of entry for the gentlemen's match, which comes off Abe
the second day (Thursday) are already numerous. Thee
nobility and gentry's ball takes place on the evening
the second day's chases.

HER MAJESTY'S BUCKHOUNDS.—Upwards of one hue'
dyed were at the meet on Monday, which took place s'
the Golden Ball, Bracknell, where an untried deer ic°6
uncarted shortly before twelve o'clock. The deer took
away towards Binfield Church, skirting the paling of
Billingbear Park to Shurlock-street, and thence to
Shottesbrook, on nearly to the Great Western Railway,
where it doubled back to White Waltham, and was take°
on the common near the Bray-cutting, after a very pretty
run of an hour and ten minutes, at a good hunting pace
throughout.

THE COLLEGE OF MAYNOOVL
Sir Robert Peel, on Monday night, entered on the
books of the House of Commons a notice of his intention
to-morrow (Thursday) " to move, in a Committee of 01!
whole House, for a Bill to amend the Acts relating t"
the College of Maynooth." Such is the form in vvhie"h
the Prime Minister has couched an intimation, the bare
rumour of which has excited no slight amount of disst.
tisfaction and complaint. At the present momec,"
therefore, a brief review of the past history of this CO
lege may not be uninteresting. It is situated in tte
county of Kildare, which also contains another of te
principal Roman Catholic educational establishments II
Ireland, namely, that at Clongoweswood. The Royal
College of St. Patrick, Maynooth, was founded purstisc
to an Act passed by the Irish Parliament in 1795. Sl ,
ie
object of the institution is professed to be to provide `—
home education" for the Irish priesthood of the Roease
Catholic Church, who were formerly obliged to resort tl
the various colleges on the Continent. It was first
opened for the reception of 50 students, in October'.
1795, and consequently, in the autumn of the preserve
year, will complete its first half century. A lay college
was attached soon after the commencement of the estetr
lishment, but that addition to the original plan was disc
continued in 1817. The buildings of th College in its pre'
sent state are fitted for the accommodation of 450student5ci 1
Of this number 250 are free students, who are selected
by the bishops of the several dioceses, at yearly provivcie
examinations. They pay eight guineas upon their en'
trance into the College, and that is their only expecse'
The rest of the students in the establishment are either
" pensioners," who pay twenty-one guineas per anntl4l,
and four guineas entrance, or " half-pensioners," v",,,
pay only half that amount a year. The expenses of t"
College are supported by these various sources of re-
venue and by private bequests, in addition to the Pre'
sent Parliamentary vote of 8,9281, granted each Year'
The College is governed by a President, Vice-President,,
Dean, and Procurator, or Bursar ; and the education O'
the students is under the superintendence of professors
of the Sacred Scriptures, of dogmatic theology, 131°1;,
theology, natural and experimental philosophy, 10:4'"
belles lettres, Hebiew, Greek, and Latin, English of:
cution, and of the Irish and French languages. 11
students rise at half-past five o'clock, and retire to re
ss
at half-past nine in the evening, eight hours being the.
allowed for repose. The students usually remain at al
College for their period of study for five years. Two=
these are devoted to humanity, logic, and mathematic"
and three to theology. The course, however, is solor
times shortened by the omission of mathematics fron3tue.
list of the studies. The College buildings consist of
pin 01e centre, with extensive returning wings. The
of its erection was 32,0001., before some late additioni
had been even commenced. There are fifty-four acres
land attached, which are laid out as a park for the re.
• creation of the students.—Post.

MAYNOOTH.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—What a fuss is making about a little increase to
the grant to Maynooth College. This point is now Meal
the grand objection. These persons have only to wait
until Thursday next, when it will become an insignifice,°'
question. Why? Because other questions will be in
troduced of much higher importance, which will stagg'
these objectors. They will beat the Whigs' " approprli:
ation clause" hollow. Lord Stanley's significant spec'
at the late dinner at the Mansion-house disclosed a COr
templation of an early resignation of the present Mini 9;
try:—" Whenever they retired, however soon, they show"'
do so, feeling that they had done their duty," Bcc. &C.
grant
After Thursday next the subject of an increased
to Maynooth will be the most insignilcant point of 01""
jection.—l am, Sir, yours,
Ilfracombe, March 27, 1845.

MARKMYWORDS.

Mr. Etwall paired off in favour of Mr. Sheil's rac''
tion with Lord Villiers.
NOVEL MATCH OF PIGEON-FLYING.—Yesterday is
match, which had been made to fly two pigeons against each
other, was decided. The stakes were 51. a side, and the cow'
ditions were, that two pigeons belonging to respective owner
(pigeon-fanciers of Lambeth) should be taken a distance
from London, and the first home to receive the stakes, the
domicile of each bird being attended by umpires to mark the
time of their return. It was arranged that Brighton should
be the starting place, and the pigeons, which were oft
dragon breed, were accordingly conveyed by disintereste
and impartial hands, and, as was subsequently ascertained'
let fly precisely at one o'clock (London time), The first
bird arrived (belonging to Spiers) at ten minutes past two,:
the other occupied eight minutes longer. The distance back
to London is calculated at 49 miles.
JUDICIAL PLEASANTRY.—During the trial of sti
action for ejectment, Mr. Chilton, Q.C., had occasion t°
examine witnesses as to their knowledge of the boundaries
of a certain farm, the subject under consideration. One of
these was ninety-four years of age, the other two upwards of
eighty. The welt-developed figures and florid looks of the
old men astonished the Learned Counsel, who inwardly CO11;
treated his own attenuated and delicate frame with the yet
burly proportions of the fine old fellows. "It is astonish-
ing, my Lord," said he, addressing Mr. Justice Cresswelly
" how well men of such an age look—the place surely Ines;
be healthy. I wonder what they do take ?" The Learned
Judge gave one of his blandest smiles, dropped his pen, and
looking significantly at the Learned Counsel, said, "I'm sure,
Mr. Chilton, I don't know what they take, but I'm quite sure
they don't take brivs."—Carniarthen Journal.
A FAST TRAIN.—On Sunday Mr. Brunel travelled
in the fast train from London to Exeter. The whole journey
was performed in four hours and three quarters, including
stoppages at Swindon Bath and Bristol, of twenty-two
minutes, so that the actual time of travelling 196 mike vl
four hours and twenty-three minutes. The greatest speed
attained on the journey was seventy miles an hour, and eL•,
this apparently frightful velocity there was no unpleasso;
motion. Mr. Brunel declares that, if the directors 'tonic'
permit, he would undertake to perform the journey to Exeter
in four hours instead of five.—Dettizes Gazette.
BANK-NOTES.—It appears from a Parliamentary
paper, that in the month of August, 1844, at the passing of
the Act the 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, by which the
returns in England were superseded, the notes in circulation
belonging to the Bank of England amounted to 21,980,000%
and those belonging to private banks, to 4,550,353/. ; and
those belonging to joint-stock banks to 3,204,460/. The
bullion in the coffers of the Bank amounted at the same time
to 15,227,000/. The notes of the chartered, private, and
joint-stock banks in Scotland in circulation on the Ist of
February last amounted to 3,070,058/. ; those of the Bank 01:
Ireland to 3,983,050/. ; and those of private and joint-stock
banks in Ireland to 3,115,066/. On the 16th of August,
1844, the total liabilities of the Bank of England amounted
to 35,414,0001, and the total assets to 38,487,000/. The
notes in circulation amounted to 21,524/., and the bullion iii
the coffers of the Bank to 15,579,000/.
THE FAIRY.—This new iron steamer, intended as s
yacht for her Majesty, was built by Messrs. Ditchburn and
Mare of Blackwell, and the engines have been constructed
by Messrs. Penn and Co., of Greenwich. On Monday and
Tuesday she proceeded down the river to test her speed, and
we believe she has far exceeded the most sanguine expectations
of her constructors. It is stated that after twelve trials at
the mile laid down by Government in Long-reach, her speed
was found to be fifteen miles per hour, which is the greatest
rate a vessel has ever been propelled by a screw. Such a re-
sult is highly creditable to the parties above-named, and Ws
a good deal in favour of a propelling power, which up to this
time has not been much adopted.
THE LATE STEAM EXPLOSIONS AT BLACKWALL.--
The subscription which was set on foot soon after the explo-
sion of the steam-pipe on hoard the Gipsy Queen steam-boat
at Blackwell, for the benefit of the widows and orphans of the
sufferers, has amounted to nearly 1,800/. The trustees and
committee have invested 800/. for the permanent benefit of
the orphans, to place them out in trades or situations when
at, a suitable age. Since the 12th of November last, when the
unfortunate occurrence took place, the widows have received
permanent relief, as well as, a weekly allowance according t°
their circumstances and number of their children.
ACCIDENT TO ONE OF THE FIRE BRIGADE.On
Tuesday morning, during the fire in the Minories, the fir()
brigade experienced several very narrow escapes of their
lives. Samuel Girard and another of the Farringdon-street
station saved themselves by hanging to a beam, when the
front wall fell out, and George Carew, of Watling-street,
was on a ladder in front of the adjoining house, with the
engine branch in his hand, throwing water into the second
floor, when, unfortunately, the ladder slipped, and Carew fell
to the pavement. The man was instantly conveyed home to
Watling-street very much injured, but no fatal results are
anticipated.